Dr. A.R. Sharma
FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born in Himachal Pradesh, India on 13 April 1960, Educated at Government Higher Secondary School, Galore, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, 1966-77; CSK HP Krishi Vishva Vidyalaya, Palampur 1977-81; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 1981-83; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 1983-87; B.Sc. 1981; M.Sc. 1983; Ph.D. 1988.

Scientist, Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 1987-96; Agronomist, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1996-98; Senior Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun, 1998-2001; Principal Scientist, 2001-09; Professor & Head, Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2010-12; Director, ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur, 2012-17; Principal Scientist / Nodal Officer, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi / Jharkhand, 2017-18; Director Research, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, 2018-2023.

Awards/Honours: ICAR Jawaharlal Nehru Award, 1989; FAI Dhiru Morarji Memorial Awards, 1989-90, 1993-94, 2000-2001; KRIBHCO Award, 1991; ISCA Pran Vohra Award, 1994-95; CRRI Best Worker Award, 1993; IARI Hooker Award, 1998-99; PAU Alumni Association Award of Honour, 2012; Gold Medal, Indian Society of Agronomy, 2013; IISWC K.G. Tejwani Memorial Lecture Award, 2021.

Secretary, Indian Society of Agronomy, 2007-08; Secretary, Indian Society of Weed Science, 2013-14; Associate Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Agronomy, 2013-14; Associate Editor, Agricultural Research, since 2016; Member University Court, IGNTU, Amarkanatak, 2014-16; Member, Board of Management, JNKVV, 2015-17, NDAVSU, Jabalpur, 2015-16, RLBCAU, 2019-22; Member, Research Advisory Group, TFRI, Jabalpur, 2014-2016; Member, Technical Advisory Committee, ISI, Kolkata, 2015-23; Member, Academic Council, CSKHPKVV, Palampur, 2020-23, RLBCAU, Jhansi, 2018-23.

Fellow: Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists; Indian Society of Agronomy

Research Areas: Nutrient management, conservation agriculture, weed management

Address:, U.P.; Flat No. B-905, Dhauladhar Apartments, Sector 5, Plot No. 15, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075; Village Guryah, Post-Office Galore, District Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh 177026; [Tel: Cell: 9425807290; Email: sharma.ar@rediffmail.com]